All articles tagged with #student hero
Student Boom Swallen alerted police about a classmate's plot to kill students and staff at Mariemont High, despite being threatened himself. His courage led to the arrest of the 14-year-old suspect, who was charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. Swallen's bravery has been widely praised, and he is being recognized with the National Student Hero Award for potentially saving many lives.
A 7th-grade student in Detroit is being praised for his quick thinking after his school bus driver passed out at the wheel. The driver became lightheaded before losing consciousness while driving the bus. The student saw the driver in distress, stepped to the front of the bus, and helped bring it to a stop without incident. Police and fire departments responded to the incident quickly, and the students were safely loaded onto a different bus to make their way home. There is no update on the driver’s condition at this time.
A seventh grader in Michigan helped avert a possible crisis when his school bus driver fell asleep at the wheel and the boy brought the bus to a stop. The student saw the driver in distress, stepped to the front of the bus and helped bring it to a stop without incident. The police and fire departments responded to the scene and treated the driver, and the students were moved onto another bus for the rest of their ride home.